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Reparative lesion at site of traumatic injury of peripheral nerves

Interruption in continuity of nerve causes wallerian degeneration (loss of axons in proximal stump and retraction of axons in distal segment), then exuberant regeneration of nerve and formation of mass of Schwann cells, axons and fibrous cells

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